Agricultural Sciences
Agricultural sciences has always helped find ways to feed the world. Today, it also
encompasses bio-technology, genetics, conservation, banking, real estate, management,
and much more.
Sure, agricultural sciences can be studied in the classroom, but for a more hands-on
approach, our college provides many on- and off-campus facilities including greenhouses,
farms, ranches, and an equine center. We boast world-renowned experts in the areas
of animal and equine sciences, agriculture business, horticulture, landscape architecture,
soil and crop sciences and agricultural education.
While our agricultural campus may be large, you’ll never feel lost in the crowd.
The low student-to-professor ratio allows for personal attention from an internationally
known faculty. Our ability to change with the times while still providing old-fashioned,
personal attention is a College of Agricultural Sciences tradition.
Undergraduate Programs of Study
Agricultural Business
- This major combines knowledge of agriculture, business, and economics with computer
and communication skills to prepare students for careers in the largest agricultural-job-demand
area.
- A recent national ranking placed the program 7th in the nation.
- Career opportunities include agricultural loan officer, commodity merchandiser,
commodity broker, landscape contractor, mortgage broker, and farm real estate appraiser.
Graduates also continue studies to obtain top professional jobs.
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website for more information.
Agricultural Economics
- Concentrations: Agricultural Economics, Farm and Ranch Management, and Natural Resource
Economics.
- Students are well-prepared in economic theory, applications of theory to real-world
problems, and quantitative tools of analysis. Opportunities exist to specialize
in natural resources or farm and ranch management.
- A recent national ranking placed the program 15th in the nation.
- Many of the graduates continue study in graduate programs. Career opportunities
include financial analyst, foreign trade analyst, market forecaster, commodities/stock
broker, agriculture production analyst, etc.
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website for more information.
Agricultural Education
- Students are well prepared to teach youth and adults by combining knowledge and
skills of agricultural science with the theory and practice of teaching and learning.
- Students may double major in agriculture and resource economics, animal or equine
sciences, soil and crop science, or horticulture.
- Graduates are in demand to fill a fifteen-year shortage of agricultural teachers.
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information.
Animal Science
- Students are provided with an industry-oriented, science-based education preparing
them for careers in animal agriculture or one of many industries associated with
livestock production. Career opportunities include ranch and feedlot manager, meat
processing, pharmaceutical sales, etc.
- A recently revised curriculum provides students with a practical, contemporary education
taught by faculty recognized internationally as experts in animal nutrition, breeding
and genetics, meat sciences, animal behavior, and livestock management.
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information.
Equine Science
- Students develop a broad understanding of the horse as it relates to business, recreational,
and production aspects of the industry.
- This is the most comprehensive equine program in the United States and is widely
regarded as the nation’s out¬standing four-year undergraduate major.
- Career opportunities include management of equine produc¬tion systems, such as breeding
farms. The program prepares students to attend professional and/or graduate school.
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more information.
Horticulture
- Concentrations: Floriculture, Horticultural Business Management, Horticultural Food
Crops, Horticulture Therapy, Horticultural Science, and Viticulture and Enology.
- Students develop a strong grounding in botany, chemistry, horticulture, and business
- The internship program is designed to give students an opportunity to gain practical
experience from leaders in various areas of the horticulture industry.
- There is demand for services and a growing need for well-educated professional horticulturists.
Career opportunities include greenhouse management, bio-technologist, flori-culturist,
and marketing representatives.
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information.
Landscape Architecture
- Students study design as accomplished landscape architects see it: shaping spaces
as well as planning and preserving them.
- The program, which is fully accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation
Board, is the only accredited undergraduate program in Colorado.
- Students are encouraged to take advantage of summer travel courses to study highly-valued
ecological/cultural sites in Colorado and designed landscapes in Europe. Career
opportunities include design consultant, landscape architect, land or environmental
planner, and more.
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information.
Landscape Horticulture
- Concentrations: Landscape Design and Contracting, Nursery and Landscape Management,
and Turf Management.
- Students learn the many tasks necessary to achieve a pleasant and functional outdoor
environment with an emphasis on the use of landscape plants. They also design and
care for private landscapes and plantings in public facilities through required
internships and cooperative education opportunities.
- Examples of career opportunities include arborist, nursery manager, sports turf
manager, golf course superintendent, botanic garden and arboretum specialist, landscape
designer, contractor, etc.
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information.
Soil and Crop Sciences
- Concentrations: Agronomic Production Management; Applied Information Technology;
Environmental Soil Science; International Soil and Crop Sciences; Plant Biotechnology,
Genetics and Breeding; Soil Resources and Conservation.
- Students are taught the importance of learning soil and crop science principles
in alleviating concerns of rapidly increasing world populations and changing technologies
such as: precision agriculture, genetic engineering, environmental restoration,
and ecosystem management.
- Opportunities for part-time employment in research labs and hands-on experience
in internships are strongly emphasized and allow students to gain research knowledge.
- Currently there are more career opportunities than students to meet the demand.
Examples include consulting firms, government agencies, seed companies, food manufacturing
firms, and agrichemical firms.
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for more information.
